Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Fsma Compliance
The potato fsma compliance view organizes evidence that may support applicable Food Safety Modernization Act obligations by supplier, facility, product, and lot. Procurement and compliance teams can identify missing or expiring records, trace affected supply, and compare alternatives while leaving legal applicability to qualified professionals.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato FSMA-compliance data organizes records relevant to applicable Food Safety Modernization Act obligations, such as facility information, hazard analyses, preventive controls, supplier verification, sanitary transportation, traceability, tests, corrective actions, and record dates. The market object is the supplier, facility, or lot linked to the controls that apply.
Use the data to maintain evidence, identify missing or expiring verification, trace affected supply, and evaluate alternate sources when a compliance gap threatens U.S. potato or potato-product continuity. Legal applicability remains outside the market dataset.
Data Module
Potato FSMA Compliance
Market objectFSMA-linked supply evidence
Primary fieldscontrols, verification, records
Key dimensionssupplier, facility, lot, product
Commercial usecompliant sourcing oversight
Governancedates, findings, corrective actions
Compare withapproved alternatives and supply impact
Analysis
Why this matters
FSMA-related risk is both regulatory and commercial because a verification or control gap can delay or disqualify otherwise suitable supply. That makes compliance status part of effective availability.
Commercial interpretation should not infer legal noncompliance from a missing internal record alone, but it should quantify the supply exposure and replacement options while qualified personnel resolve applicability.
Signal 01
Usable Crop Uncertainty Index
UCUI translates crop and market complexity into a simple uncertainty signal. Higher readings indicate greater uncertainty—not necessarily higher prices.
Understand uncertainty. Anticipate risk. Act earlier.
UCUI is designed to analyze potato-industry publications and data signals across regions, varieties, weather, disease, storage, supply, and demand.
WeatherHigh
DiseaseHigh
StorageMedium
SupplyMedium
Single-day snapshot based on a scan of 11,500+ web and social signals. Get historical and real-time data by clicking the button below.
The MassGain Daily
Today’s market analysis.
A daily editorial synthesis of physical potato data, crop signals, market reporting, and what participants should watch next.
October 26, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Flat headline prices mask a regional squeeze on carton russets
MassGain’s physical indicators are unchanged, but USDA shipping‑point reports and terminal quotes show premiums for 40–70s russets. UCUI remains NORMAL even as European yields and UK storage quality draw attention.
Signal 02
MassGain Potato Index
Independent physical-pricing intelligence and market-trend analysis for procurement, forecasting, contracting, and scenario planning.
Core Russet Carton Median
312.45 USD/MT
Latest qualifying physical-market observation
+4.75 (+1.55%)
Price discovery for the physical potato market
MPI is designed to track physical pricing data, price trends, deltas, and divergences across regions and potato types.
Series window45 days
Current public coverageCore russet cartons
Primary source basisQualifying USDA physical rows
UnitUSD per metric tonne
Single-day snapshot based on most recent 45 days worth of data. Limited to US Russets only. Get more complete, global data about all varieties by clicking the button below.
Signal 03
MassGain Spot Reference
An independent spot reference designed for price discovery, contract discussions, procurement comparisons, and risk modeling.
Russet Burbank — U.S. Midsize
305 USD/MT
Demonstration reference format
+1.6% WoW · Confidence: High
A trusted benchmark for pricing, contracts, and risk
MSR is intended to use real transactions and verifiable physical-market data to support negotiations, price checks, contracting, and risk models.
ProductRusset Burbank
SpecificationU.S. midsize, 40–70 count
Reference typePhysical spot benchmark
StatusIn development
Based on most recent 45 days worth of data. Limited to US Russets only. Get more complete, global data about all varities by clicking the button below. Full access also includes historical data -- including depreciated NYMEX/CBOE/EEX spot references -- projections, trends, and AI-driven insights.
The MassGain Product Ladder
From insight to intelligence to action
Four integrated products built for the physical potato market, delivered through public pages, reports, exports, dashboards, and API access.
1
Content
Original research, commentary, aggregated news, and market updates.
- What matters right now?
- What is happening out there?
2
UCUI™
Usable Crop Uncertainty Index: an AI-powered signal of crop risk and market uncertainty.
- Understand uncertainty
- Anticipate risk
- Act earlier
3
MPI™
MassGain Potato Index: independent physical-pricing intelligence and trend analysis.
- Price discovery
- Regional trends
- Procurement planning
4
MSR™
MassGain Spot Reference: an independent benchmark for price discovery and risk modeling.
- Contracts
- Negotiations
- Risk models
Content + UCUI + MPI + MSR + API access
Get historical series, regional detail, constituent data, exports, alerts, and direct data access.
Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for procurement, compliance, quality, and food-processing teams that need to manage potato supply under the Food Safety Modernization Act. FSMA compliance can involve preventive controls, supplier verification, sanitary transportation, recordkeeping, traceability, and facility responsibilities depending on the business and product. MassGain helps users connect those obligations with specific potato suppliers, lots, plants, and import channels.
The suite can track facility registrations, hazard analyses, preventive-control plans, supplier approvals, verification activities, audit and test evidence, corrective actions, and document dates. Procurement can identify whether imported or domestic supply has the required verification before purchase. Quality teams can monitor control performance and recurring supplier issues. Operations can trace inventory and affected production when a deviation occurs.
MassGain does not determine legal applicability or replace counsel, a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual, or regulatory guidance. It provides the data organization and commercial context needed to keep evidence current, understand which supply is affected by a gap, and evaluate alternate sources when compliance risk threatens continuity. That makes FSMA work part of active supply management rather than a disconnected archive.
Use Case
A potato-flake importer prepares to add a new foreign manufacturer. MassGain links the supplier’s hazard analysis, verification activities, test history, facility records, and U.S. importer responsibilities. A missing verification record is identified before the first purchase order, avoiding an inbound hold and emergency replacement later.
FAQs
Which FSMA areas may affect potato supply?
Preventive controls, supplier verification, sanitary transportation, traceability, facility registration, and records may apply.
Does MassGain determine legal applicability?
No. Applicability and compliance decisions require qualified regulatory and legal review.
What does MassGain organize?
It organizes suppliers, facilities, controls, verification evidence, tests, records, findings, dates, and affected lots.
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Data and Methodology
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MassGain uses public, licensed, contributed, and independently derived physical-market information. Source availability and publication schedules vary.
Timing and revisions
Figures may reflect the latest available observation rather than a same-day transaction. Source data and MassGain calculations may be corrected, restated, or revised.
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Independent publication
Certain observations may be derived from USDA reports. MassGain is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA.
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